Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 45,538, Hezekiah Foord, Conn.

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Food, Hezekiah
S. 45,538
CONTENTS

29 To Major General Lord Gough being appointed to command in my country. You are ordered and directed to obey and observe all such orders and directions as you shall receive from time to time from any of your superior officers or to conduct yourself agreeable to the Rules of War for which the same are your warrant. Given under my hand at Fort Stockton this 13th October 1846. Simon Smith Capt.

Hezekiah Foord
Private Col Bradley's Regiment Connecticut Line
1776 — 1 year
See remarks in the case of Stephen Smith.
FOORD, HEZEKIAH (CONN.) S-45538

State of New Hampshire DISTRICT OF  Grafton , ss.
On this 26 th day of May 1818, before me the subscriber, one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas for the County said district , personally appeared Hezekiah Foord aged 82 years, resident in Piermont in the said County  district , who being by me first duly sworn, according to law, doth, on his oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the provision made by the late act of Congress, entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war:" That he, the said Hezekiah Foord enlisted in April 1776 in the state of Connecticut in the company commanded by Captain Simeon Smith of the Regiment commanded by Col Philip Burr Bradley in the Connecticut line for one year; that he continued to serve in the said corps, or in the service of the United States until the first day of Jan'y 1777 , when he was discharged from service  on parole being a prisoner in the city of New York state of New York , that he was in the battles of
and that he is in reduced circumstances, and stands in need of the assistance of his country for support; and that he has no other evidence now in his power of his said services.
Sworn to and declared before me, the day and year aforesaid.
Ezra Bartlett
I, Ezra Bartlett Judge, &c. as aforesaid, do certify, that it appears to my satisfaction, that the said Hezekiah Foord  is in reduced circumstances & stands in need of assistance for support did serve in the revolutionary war, as stated in the preceding declaration, against the common enemy, for the term of nine months, on the continental establishment; and I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me, to the Secretary for the Department of War, pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned act of Congress.
June first - 1818.
Ezra Bartlett

State of New Hampshire } Grafton ss } On this 4 th day of May 1818 before me the subscriber one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas for said County personally appears Joseph Foord of Piermont in said County who on his oath declares that in April 1776 he enlisted as a private soldier in Cap t Simeon Smith's Company in Col Philip Durr Brabley's Regiment in the Connecticut line at Cornwall in the State of Connecticut for one year, and being at that time but 16 years of age his father Hezekiah Foord then of said Cornwall now of said Piermont was unwilling that the declarant should serve, & at that time he the said Hezekiah entered his name in said Company in said Joseph's stead, & said Joseph was knowing that said Hezekiah did march with said Company & did duty therein until he was taken prisoner by the British in Nov r 1776, when said Joseph understanding that his father was taken prisoner & was permitted to return home on his parole of honor not to serve until exchanged, the said Joseph procured a hand, in Oct r 1776 or Jan y 1777, to go from said Cornwall to New York City to conduct his father home, which he did at that time.
Ezra Bartlett
I Ezra Bartlett, Judge as abovesaid, do certify that the above named Joseph Foord is a credible witness; that the interlineations in the preceding declaration, as to the circumstances of the applicant, were made by me.
Ezra Bartlett

aw 45 538
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File No. 45-5-38
Hezekiah Flood
Rev. Rev. Wm.
Act: 18 March 1818
Index:—Vol. 3 , Page 176
[Arrangement of 1870.]

10,161
New Hampshire
Hezekiah Good
of Sturtevant in the state of N. Hamp. who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Bradley of the Connecticut line, for the term of one year .
Inscribed on the Roll of New Hampshire at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 26 th of May , 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 1 st of May 1819 and sent to Ezra Bartlett Esq. Haverhill, N. Hampshire
  Arrears to 4th of Mar 1819. g.m. 10 / 12  74.58    Semi-ann. all'ce ending 1 st Apr 1819.  48.00     $122.58  
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
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